
Acting
Richard Ashcroft
Born
1971-09-11 (55)
Place of birth
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Richard Ashcroft (born Richard Paul Ashcroft, on September 11, 1971, in Billinge, Wigan, England) is best known as the front man of The Verve, which he helped form in 1989. After that band's demise in 1999, Ashcroft began his solo career, releasing Alone with Everybody in 2000, Human Conditions in 2002 and Keys to the World in 2006. He performed vocals for the track Lonely Soul on UNKLE's 1998 release Psyence Fiction and his voice can also be heard on the The Chemical Brothers' album Come With Us track The Test. He is good friends with Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher and Coldplay's Chris Martin (whom Ashcroft thanks for 'letting me be myself again'), and occasionally plays as support at Oasi…
Known for
6.5David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
3.6No synopsis available yet.
Vivement dimanche
1998
5.9Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
10.0The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.
The BRIT Awards
1977
7.4On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.
Live 8
2005
NROctober 23, 1992 Setlist: 01-Slide Away 02-All in the Mind 03-She's a Superstar 04-A Man Called Sun 05-South Pacific 06-Already There 07-The Sun, the Sea 08-Gravity Grave 09-A Man Called Sun (New York, 10/29/92) 10-South Pacific (Sawmills Studios, 12/92) 11-Blue USA mix (promo video)
The Verve - A Storm In Heaven - Live At Camden Town Hall
2016
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
NROctober 23, 1992 Setlist: 01-Slide Away 02-All in the Mind 03-She's a Superstar 04-A Man Called Sun 05-South Pacific 06-Already There 07-The Sun, the Sea 08-Gravity Grave 09-A Man Called Sun (New York, 10/29/92) 10-South Pacific (Sawmills Studios, 12/92) 11-Blue USA mix (promo video)
The Verve - A Storm In Heaven - Live At Camden Town Hall
2016
NRDVD included in the Super Deluxe Edition (2017) of Urban Hymns. The Video 1996-1998 –originally issued as HUTVID1 Later with Jools Holland – 01/11/97 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Live at Haigh Hall – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED The promo videos
Urban Hymns
2017
2000s · 3 titles
7.4On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.
Live 8
2005
4.2Along with their contemporaries Blur and Oasis, The Verve has been one of the most influential bands ever to come out of the United Kingdom. Their graceful incorporation of nearly all musical genres--everything from classical, jazz, and trance--established their sound as something truly masterful and innovative. This collection of 14 hits from 1992-1998 features the inspirational anthem, "Bittersweet Symphony," whose opening strings are one of the most familiar orchestral pop arrangements of that era.
The Verve: This Is Music - The Singles 92-98
2004
NRThe Verve close the V Festival with a headlining show at the Chelmsford leg of the event.
The Verve - V Festival 2008
2008
1990s · 3 titles
NRThe Verve play live at Haigh Hall in Wigan.
The Verve - Live at Haigh Hall, Wigan 1998
1998
7.5A comprehensive re-edit of the source footage shot in 1993 for the original 1995 film, charting three days at the Glastonbury music festival.
Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback
1995
NR10 classic songs from The Verve shot through the eyes of 10 US cities from NYC to San Francisco. Featuring life on the bus and interviews with the band.
This is the Verve: Do Not Panic
1998
Series credits
6.5David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
3.6No synopsis available yet.
Vivement dimanche
1998
5.9Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
10.0The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.
The BRIT Awards
1977

